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West Monroe made it a Homecoming to remember depending on which side you were on. West Monroe turned in a 59-0 route of Pineville on Friday on Don Shows Field at Rebel Stadium.

West Monroe held Pineville to 96 yards of total offense. Quarterback Robert Scott Foust had a career night with four touchdowns in the first half. Foust had four passing and one rushing touchdown on Friday night.

"Our kids handled the Homecoming festivities and things great," West Monroe coach Jerry Arledge said. "Our ability to get turnovers and have them on the plus end of the field was key."

PASSING BY: Foust exited at halftime to allow the bench to gain experience. Foust had a career night as he completed 12-of-19 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns. Bolden caught two touchdowns from Foust while Coleman added a 54-yard touchdown to his touchdown grab. Jake Norris also caught a touchdown with 4:58 left before halftime from four yards out.

“We had a great week of practice,” Foust said. “We had some match ups we felt we could exploit and I had great protection all night.”

West Monroe emptied the bench in the second half and got a lot of young players experience.

"We felt good about our opportunity to pass the ball as they were stacking the box and we felt we had advantages in those matchups," West Monroe offensive coordinator Glenn Hunt said. "We felt if we could protect and make good throws, and (Robert Scott) Foust had a great night."

GOOD PLAY: Foust completed a 42-yard pass to Slade Bolden to the Pineville one-yard line on the second West Monroe possession. Foust found running back Trey Coleman two plays later for a six-yard touchdown pass and 14-0 lead with 5:41 left in the first-quarter

“They jumped on us with 14 quick,” Pineville coach Robbie Martin said. “they had a physical mismatch and when they get that they are going to work on things they need to.”

FUMBLE AND RUMBLE: West Monroe forced four fumbles by Pineville. The second fumble was returned by defensive end Layton Garnett, a senior returning from a season ending injury in 2014, who scooped the ball off of the turf and returned it inside the 30 yard line to set up a Jones touchdown run. The West Monroe defense limited Pineville to 30 yards total offense in the first half.

UP NEXT: West Monroe (9-0, 4-0) travels to Alexandria Senior High to end the regular season next Friday. Pineville (3-6, 0-4) travels to Ouachita Friday to conclude its regular season.